The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 198 Chapter 197
After breakfast, Zhang Yan dressed in court uniform of a military officer and went straight to Chonghua Hall.

"My humble minister Zhang Yan, greet Your Majesty!" Zhang Yan cupped his hands as soon as he entered the Chonghua Hall.

Liu Xie was grateful for Zhang Yan's life-saving grace, so he gave Zhang Yan three privileges, namely, entering the court but not going, walking on the sword in the palace, and paying homage to him without being famous.

Entering the court without going, walking on the sword in the palace, and paying homage to the emperor are three special powers that ancient courtiers had when they met the emperor.

The ancients sat on the ground and had to take off their shoes when entering the house. Nobles and ministers all wore swords. After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, a system was established that no swords should be carried when going to the palace, and courtiers must also bow when they see the emperor.Trend means to walk fast.Every time a minister goes to the hall, the guards standing outside the hall will perform a roll call, that is, first call out the person's official position or title, and then directly call him by name.

For example, when Zhang Yan went to the hall to meet the emperor, the guards standing outside the hall would shout loudly: "General Zhang Yan is here!"

However, Liu Xie, as the emperor, gave Zhang Yan the three privileges of entering the court without going, going to the palace with swords, and not being praised.That's why Zhang Yan could walk into the hall swaggeringly.

In addition to these three privileges, Zhang Yan also enjoys the right not to bow down.With these privileges, Zhang Yan looks like a powerful official.

At this time, there was a person standing in the hall. This person was no stranger to Zhang Yan, and he had seen him before. It was Yuan Huan.

The envoy sent by Yuan Shu was none other than Yuan Huan.

Liu Xie had just received Yuan Huan, and when he saw Zhang Yan directly entering the hall, he immediately said: "Ai Qing came at the right time, this is Yuan Huan, the emissary sent by General Yuan Shu of Chariot and Cavalry, and he came to thank you. Do you know if Aiqing has seen it?"

"I met the General once before, but this is the first time I have met you when I arrived in Pengcheng." Yuan Huan answered first.

"Master Yuan, are you all right?" Zhang Yan turned his head and asked.

Yuan Huan said: "For the blessing of the general, everything is fine for the next officer."

"By the way, Zhang Aiqing, what I ordered you to do before, I don't know how Zhang Aiqing is doing?" Liu Xie asked suddenly.

Zhang Yandao: "Returning to Your Majesty, according to His Majesty's instructions, I have recruited famous people from all over the world to assist the government. It has been more than a month since I came here. In the past month, most of the famous people have accepted His Majesty's call and arrived in Pengcheng one after another. Arrange to rest in the post house. I want to wait for everyone to arrive, and then bring them to meet with His Majesty. However, Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, Wang Lie, Zhang Fan and others are not willing to be official, and they politely decline for various reasons. Somewhat unsatisfactory."

"Everyone has their own aspirations, and I can't force them to. After all the people have arrived, I will trouble Zhang Aiqing to write a memorial to all the officials. After I have reviewed it, I will formally confer their official positions in the form of an imperial decree."

"Your Majesty obeys the order. Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do here. I hope Your Majesty will grant you permission!"

"whats the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the guard, first arrived in Pengcheng. Now the world is in turmoil, all directions are swaying, and the country does not exist. I think it is better to seal off the heroes of the four directions, and let them know that His Majesty has re-established the country in Pengcheng, so that they can feel at ease."

"Well, Aiqing's proposal is very good, so let's do it according to Aiqing's wishes."

Zhang Yan then took out a memorial and presented it directly in front of him, saying: "Your Majesty, I have already prepared the memorial, please give your Majesty permission!"

The court lady took the memorial and handed it over to Liu Xie. After Liu Xie opened the memorial written by Zhang Yan, he took a quick look and said, "I'm sure!"

Immediately, Liu Xie asked someone to draft an imperial decree, naming Gongsun Zan as Youzhou Mu and General Zhenbei; Ma Teng as Zhenxi General and Liangzhou Mu; Han Sui as Anxi General; Liu Zhang as Yizhou Mu and Pingxi General; Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao General Zhennan; Yangzhou Inspector Liu Yao was Yangzhou Mu and Annan General; Jiaozhou Inspector Shi Xie was Jiaozhou Mu and Pingnan General; Anguo General Zhang Yang was Bingzhou Mu and Anbei General.

In addition, Zhang Yan asked Liu Xie to draft an imperial edict to conquer Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, and asked Ma Teng, Han Sui, Liu Zhang, and Liu Biao to send troops into Guanzhong to carry out the conquest.

Liu Xie asked people to draft the imperial decree, stamped it with a jade seal, and then ordered people to send out the imperial decree.

Zhang Yan had nothing to do in Chonghua Hall, so he and Yuan Huan left the hall one after another.

After leaving the palace, Zhang Yan said to Yuan Huan: "Master Yuan, I heard that Yuan Shu had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor in Huainan. I don't know if it is true or not?"

Yuan Huan said: "The general thinks it is true, then it is true, if he thinks it is false, then it is false."

"Hahaha..." Zhang Yan laughed out loud when he heard Yuan Huan's answer, and then said to Yuan Huan, "Master Yuan's father was once the Situ of the dynasty, and Mr. Yuan was also quite talented. Now I We have welcomed His Majesty to Pengcheng, and are preparing to rebuild the country, in an attempt to restore the great man's foundation, why don't Master Yuan stay and assist His Majesty?"

"I appreciate the general's kindness. I still say the same thing. My family members are all in Shouchun. Even if I want to come to Pengcheng, I have to move my family. Otherwise, with Yuan Shu as a person, if I dare to stay here, he I will definitely kill my entire family. However, the general can rest assured that if I get the chance, I will definitely move my family to Pengcheng. At that time, I just ask the general not to reject me."

"What did Master Yuan say? If Master Yuan came to Pengcheng, Zhang Yan couldn't ask for it, so how could he reject him? Yuan Shu sent His Excellency to meet the emperor and wanted to reconcile with me. In my opinion, at that time Yuan Shu's expedient plan. Your Excellency should be very clear about Yuan Shu's character. Sooner or later, he will rebel against the court and establish himself as emperor. At that time, I will definitely send troops to put down Yuan Shu. By then, I hope that Your Excellency will no longer be in Huainan. , otherwise, swords and guns have no eyes, and I am really worried that my lord will be injured by the rebels."

After Yuan Huan heard this, he frowned and thought to himself: "When I return to Shouchun this time, I will find a way to leave Huainan, otherwise, the lives of the whole family will be in jeopardy."

Zhang Yan sent someone to send Yuan Huan away, and then returned to the General's Mansion by himself.

At this time, the front hall of the General's Mansion was full of guests. Bing Yuan, Guoyuan, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Zheng Hun, Lu Su, Liu Ye, Zhong Yao, Gu Yong, Jiang Ji, Jia Kui, Wen Hui, Zhang Ji, Xu Yi, He Kui, Sima Zhi, Xing Yong, Du Ji, Xu Miao, Wei Ji, Wang Can, Liu Shao, He Qia, Xu Gan and other 24 people gathered together. Jia Xu, Chen Qun, Zhang Zhao, Dong Zhao and others are responsible for entertaining the celebrities.

Zhang Yan suddenly appeared in the hall, and everyone in the hall shouted in unison: "See the general!"

"My lords, you don't have to be so polite. It's my honor to be here today!" Zhang Yan said with a smile as he walked into the hall.

Zhang Yan looked around, among the guests in the hall, they were all of different ages.Among them, Bing Yuan, Guoyuan, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Zheng Hun, Zhong Yao, Wei Ji and others were slightly older, all around 40 years old, while most of the rest were between 35 and 20 years old.The youngest is Wang Can, who is not even [-] years old.

Wang Can is one of the seven sons of Jian'an, and Zhang Yan's understanding of him is limited to this. Fortunately, he did not recruit those who were still babies, such as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Sima Yi, and Lu Xun. child.

Fortunately for Zhang Yan, no children were recruited, otherwise, it would be a real joke.

Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin is now serving as an official under his tent. Although he has not had much contact with Zhuge Jin, at least it is not difficult to get Zhuge Liang.

In his opinion, all the guests in the house are very strange, and it is the first time for everyone to meet. Among the 24 people, in comparison, Lu Su should be the most familiar person, followed by Liu Ye. , Zhong Yao, Gu Yong, Hua Xin, Wang Lang and others, right?
Therefore, Zhang Yan's first concern is who is Lu Su.However, in front of so many people, and also in front of Bing Yuan, Guoyuan, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Zheng Hun, Zhong Yao, Wei Ji and other slightly older people, if you first ask who is Lu Su? If so, it would seem too disrespectful to others.

What's more, considering the size of his reputation at this time, Lu Su is not very famous.

After Zhang Yan took his seat, he said loudly: "It's the first time that most of you, my lords, are meeting each other. So far, except for Wang Lang, I don't know who you are all. I don't know who would like to introduce you to me. ?”

Jia Xu, who was standing beside Zhang Yan, stood up immediately and said to Zhang Yan: "My lord, let me introduce you to my lord one by one!"

As soon as the words fell, Jia Xu introduced them one by one from left to right. The 24 people present all introduced them clearly, without any mistakes or omissions.

Everyone present was amazed, it was also the first time they met Jia Xu, how could Jia Xu be able to call each of them by name?
Zhang Yan was also surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Sir, did you know them before?"

"I've never met him before, just like the lord, this is the first time we've met." Jia Xu replied.

Zhang Yan asked curiously: "In this case, why can you name everyone here so accurately?"

There was a faint smile on the corner of Jia Xu's mouth, and he said slowly: "Returning to the lord, when the adults came in just now, there were roll calls outside the door, where they all sat, and the subordinates all wrote down one by one. That’s why I can call everyone’s name so accurately.”

As soon as the words fell, the whole room was in an uproar, and all eyes were on Jia Xu. It was never expected that Jia Xu would have a photographic memory.

At the same time, everyone present felt that there were such capable people under Zhang Yan's tent, which showed that Zhang Yan's tent was full of talents.

The incident of Jia Xu alone is enough to make everyone present have respect for Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan has also won the respect of so many people through Jia Xu, and he is sincerely grateful to Jia Xu.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan talked freely with the people present, and at noon, Zhang Yan even entertained everyone in the mansion.

For the first time, the General's Mansion was full of talented people and full of guests. Zhang Yan couldn't say how happy he was.

(End of this chapter)